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General Knowledge Test

Description: A test covering wide range of topics including Indian and world current affairs, important places etc..
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: General studies general knowledge current events currrent affairs IQ General Awareness Sports Awards and Honours Important Days & Dates Abbreviations/Acronyms
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Which of the following endangered species was pulled out of the IUCN Red List 2008 despite a persistent danger to its existence?

  1. Red panda

  2. One-horned rhino

  3. White tiger

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

The internet trading site that has decided to institute a global ban on the sale of elephant ivory products by 1 January 2009 is

  1. Amazon.com

  2. Alibaba.com

  3. E-bay.com

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C

Who has been officially declared as the new CM of Maharashtra after Vilas Rao Deshmukh stepped down in wake of Mumbai terror attacks?

  1. Narayan Rane

  2. Sushil Kumar Shinde

  3. Balasahib Vikhe Patil

  4. Ashok Chavan


Correct Option: D

The prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2008 has been given to seven people including

  1. Sania Nehwal

  2. Benazir Bhutto

  3. Sister Dorothy Stang

  4. Both B & C


Correct Option: D

Who among the following become the second Indian woman to achieve the feat of breaking into the top 10 in the latest Badminton World Federation ranking?

  1. Sania Nehwal

  2. Madhumita Bisht

  3. Shambhavi Bajaj

  4. Aparna Popat


Correct Option: A

India has recently signed a nuclear and space deal with

  1. US

  2. Russia

  3. China

  4. Taiwan


Correct Option: B

The author to win Booker Prize this year for his debut novel is

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Aravind Adiga

  4. Arundhati Roy


Correct Option: C

World AIDS Day is celebrated on

  1. Dec 1

  2. Dec 2

  3. Oct 31

  4. Oct 1


Correct Option: A

IBSA stands for

  1. India, Brazil and South Africa

  2. International board of System Analysts

  3. Indiana Baptist State Association

  4. International Blind Sports foundation


Correct Option: A

The Muslim organization recently banned by the UN for being a terrorist outfit is

  1. Let

  2. LTTE

  3. Jamat-e-Dawa

  4. Hizbul Mujahideen


Correct Option: C

Forest department of India has selected a plant, based on its anti-pollutant & anti-oxidant properties described in Ayurveda to be planted around Taj Mahal to save the monument from yellowing. This plant is:

  1. Aloe Vera

  2. Peepal

  3. Tulsi

  4. Neem


Correct Option: C

Bird Flu has spread to new areas of which of the following states

  1. Meghalaya

  2. Assam

  3. Tripura

  4. Haryana


Correct Option: B

In Presidential type of elections, Ministers are answerable only to.

  1. Legislature

  2. Judiciary

  3. President

  4. People


Correct Option: C

Which among the following states does not have a legislative assembly of its own?

  1. Goa

  2. Mizoram

  3. Punjab

  4. Andaman & Nicobar Islands


Correct Option: D

Which among the following political leaders was targeted by Maoists (with support from locals) in Lalgarh in protest of alleged arrest of three school-going teenagers and a teacher?

  1. Home Secretary A M Chakrabarty

  2. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

  3. Ram Vilas Paswan

  4. No such incident happened


Correct Option: B

Which country had approved the plantation of 50 hectares of GM corn for the first time in order to cut down its dependence on imported food?

  1. Cuba

  2. Pakistan

  3. Israel

  4. Zimbabwe


Correct Option: A

Which of the following bank(s) has/have got away scot-free following a decade-long probe into money laundering between France and Israel?

  1. The French division of Barclays Bank

  2. French bank 'Societe Generale'

  3. National Bank of Pakistan

  4. French Bank 'Societe Marseillaise de Credit' (SMC)


Correct Option: D

Who is the first Asian woman skydiver?

  1. Namira Saleem

  2. Rohini Bhate

  3. Both of these

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

According to the US Department of labour, unemployment in US has reached its peak high levels since last 15 years during the current financial crisis and the figure is:

  1. 12%

  2. 10.9%

  3. 5.8%

  4. 6.7%


Correct Option: D

The country having highest life expectancy is

  1. Hungary

  2. China

  3. Japan

  4. Norway


Correct Option: C

Official residence of President of France is

  1. Elysee Palace

  2. Kremlin Palace

  3. Topkapi Palace

  4. The Palace of Grand Duke Nicolai


Correct Option: A

Which of the following country is called the 'Land of Golden Fleece'?

  1. Belgium

  2. Canada

  3. Australia

  4. Mexico


Correct Option: C

Bangkok is located by the river

  1. Thames

  2. Danube

  3. Menam

  4. Amsel


Correct Option: C

The sand and rock bridge between India and Sri Lanka is known as

  1. Howrah bridge

  2. Adam's bridge

  3. Pamban Bridge

  4. Mattancherry Bridge


Correct Option: B

'AUROVILLE' is

  1. A Palace constructed in the memory of Aurobindo Ghosh

  2. An Indian community center in New York.

  3. A garden housing newly developed hybrid plant varieties

  4. World's first international town sponsored by UNESCO


Correct Option: D
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